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Biomass Health Care Costs
Biomass Health Care Costs – by Dick Stokes, August 16, 2013. Source: Gainesville Sun Physicians warned Gainesville officials for years about the increased health risks and health-care costs from biomass-burning emissions. There’s nothing green, clean or healthy about hauling over 22 counties’ worth of wood on diesel-belching trucks every day to burn in our backyard. Dioxins, fine…
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Waste-to-Energy Incinerator License Revoked in Scotland
Waste-to-Energy Incinerator License Revoked in Scotland – August 27, 2013. Source: BBC News The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is revoking the operating licence of an energy-from-waste plant on the outskirts of Dumfries. The notice was issued to Scotgen (Dumfries) Ltd on Friday and comes into effect on 23 September. The £20m plant was the site of…
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How Europe can Help Obama Achieve U.S. Climate Targets
How Europe can Help Obama Achieve U.S. Climate Targets – by Glenn Hurowitz, June 28, 2013. Source: Grist As the global leader of climate action, European governments want to know how President Obama’s major climate speech affects Europe – and particularly whether the actions he outlined can allow the United States to reach its commitment to reduce…
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